Traditionally viewed as part of France's sphere of influence and as peripheral to Washington's national interests in the Middle East, Algeria has long been an afterthought in American foreign policy decision-making.
Although many commentators predicted that the capture and subsequent videotape of Saddam Hussein would only serve to "humiliate" the world's Muslims, it is readily apparent that, both in regard to Saddam's fate and their attitude toward the Bush Admi
Immediately after September 11th, segments of the American foreign policy establishment hoped to include Syria, given its brutal suppression of the Muslim Brotherhood, in the anti-terror coalition against Al-Qaeda.
After nearly three years of bloodshed between the Israelis and Palestinians, there is once again an opportunity to advance the stalled peace process between Israel and its Arab neighbors.
